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Even pultruded, the graphite/fiberglass frame and dimished sail area takes a toll on the Jazz's wind requirements.

Probably fine as a beach kite, but inland, on less windy days, you might be disappointed.

Kind of surprised that you have don't have the Premier Addiction or New Tech Cherry Bomb, or any of the Skydog kites on your list of candidates. Some of the 2010 HQ kites are also worth a look.

Even though it takes a bit more research, some of the kites that essentially use one spar type/diameter throughout the kite are easier to maintain by just buying a few rods and cutting to size what typically breaks.

I know its not on there, but how about a Nexus? Nice colors, a bit bigger, it'll do the basic tricks (just my two cents), multi lazies and commetes. I haven't tried a backspin on them. Only flew one for about 10 mins.

Can't compare it with the Jazz or the Jewel since I've never flown either one but many find a larger, slower kite to be easier for a beginner, so if you can justify the extra cost for the Wolf it's worth consideration, you might even find you enjoy it yourself. It's a surprisingly accurate flier for a smaller very tricky kite, that will cut some sweet corners with straight exits. It's also forgiving and pretty sturdy. It'll find its way out of some pretty amazing messes too, half the fun of it is when you totally blow a trick or just slap it hard and give it some slack it'll often reward you with a "How the heck did it do that?" moment when it recovers itself to fly off. I'll grab it on high wind days when a full sized standard kite would be a hand full and stressed to the limits, it's just fun to play with and handles high winds fine.

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Do yourself and them a favor ... forget about teaching them tricks as it will confuse them and draw their focus away from learning basic control of the kite. IMO speed is part of the thrill for new fliers, particularly young ones. Not talking Micron fast but you do not want some lumbering kite to start them off with. Also be aware that on most kites most new flyers will struggle maintaining control in winds under 6 mph or so.If you are just looking to expose youngsters to the thrill of tethered flight a nexus or beetle would be fine.

No clue.... I was basing it on the Jazz being included in the original candidates and the "I need a kite that does not have a big pull" requirement. (Note: the "would" was meant to be "wouldn't" in my last post...corrected now).

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I guess I was picturing "kids" at the age where sticking their tongue out was used as a technique to augment kite control.

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